Southgate police and fire have made arrangements in case anyone in the cut-off homes needs assistance.

"I can't get to her, she's deserted," said Beth Jensen, who was unable to pick up her daughter at band camp.

"We borrowed an EMS Gator from the Newport Fire Department and we're using it in case we have ambulance runs. And if there's a fire run, we're going to have to bring in a brush truck and whatever we can get through the golf course," Southgate Fire Chief John Beatsch said.

Officials hope to reopen the road by early afternoon.

"Maybe at some point in time they can look at creating a second access road into this area, but there's really not a good way to do it," Beatsch said.

The road was filled and roughly repaved so it could reopen before 5 p.m.